The Innocence Project Darryl Hunt was a 19 year-old African American male living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Deborah Sykes, a 25-year-old copy editor at a local newspaper. Many eyewitness misidentifications, incorrect information, and unjust actions resulted in Darryl Hunt spending 19 years of his life in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Deborah Sykes was sexually assaulted and murdered on August 10, 1984. A call was made to alert the police of a body and the name given by the caller was Sammy Mitchell, a friend of Darryl Hunt.
On Mar 25, 1931, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, nine youths were wrongly convicted of rape. Combined, they had a total of 130 years in prison. They were on a train that is now called the Nine Scottsboro Boys, which includes Charlie Weems, 19, Ozie Powell 16, Clarence Norris 19, Andrew Wright 19, Leroy Wright 13, Olen Montgomery 17, Willie Roberson 17, Eugene Williams 13, and Patterson. There was also a white man and, lastly, 2 women, Ruby Bates (17) and Victoria Price (21). The white man stepped on the 18-year-old Haywood Patterson's hand.
With the right infusion of looks, talent and undying urgency to be on top, there are singers who managed to somehow establish their name, despite the not-so-huge following. They are the ones who
The Murder Case Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I am here to question Johnny Cade’s innocence. About a week ago, Johnny Cade and his compatriot, Ponyboy Curtis, were strolling along the local park. According to Curtis, he and Johnny witnessed a vehicle stop on the outskirts of the park. Afterward, a bunch of these so-called “Socs,” all under the influence, approached the duo. Their small dispute quickly escalated physically, and one Soc assaulted Curtis and began drowning him in the park’s fountain.
There were many appalling prison camps during the Civil War, but the most infamous was Andersonville. A shocking 13,000 people died in this camp(Bartels). Andersonville was run from February of 1864 until April of 1865. When the North found out about what happened at Andersonville, people were outraged. They wanted justice, and so the man running the camp, Henry Wirz, was tried and hanged for war crimes(Kohn).
Many say Wayne Williams is innocent, many believe he did the murders, Wayne Williams also known as the Atlanta Child Murderer even though he was never charged for any child murders. Wanye was convicted of two murders of adults, prosecutors said, evidence connected him to the children's deaths but was never charged with them. Even though there wasn't much evidence to link him to the murders, just some fibers. Wayne Williams was born on May 27th 1958, in Atlanta Georgia, he was born to two school teachers, Homer and Faye Williams. He was a bright young boy whose teachers and classmates described him as a “virtual genius.”
The Scottsboro Trials were a set of trials where nine black boys named Charlie Weems, Ozie Powell, Clarence Norris, Olen Montgomery, Willie Roberson, Haywood Patterson, Eugene Williams, Andrew Wright and Leroy Wright were accused of on March 25th, of raping two white women Ruby Bates and Victoria Price. These women were pressured to accuse the nine men. The white men that pressured the women told the conductor to stop at the next town so they could get the police. The police arrested the Scottsboro Boys and they were brought to trial. Eight out of nine of them were sentenced to death.
This is a passage about one of the first basketball players to ever set foot on a basketball court. He was a great hero during the Civil Rights Movement. His name was a great inspiration to African Americans all over the U.S. during the movement. He was born on March 31, 1923 in a town that most of you are probably familiar with, Oakland, California.
Bobby Keys, the saxophone player for the widely known band 'The Rolling Stones', has passed away at age 70. The musician died at his residence in Franklin, Tennessee on December 2, 2014. His passing was announced by his family members by updating the status in the official Facebook fan page of the famed musician. " Early this morning our beloved husband, father, family member, and friend passed away peacefully at home in Franklin,TN.
Asa Philip Randolph was born April 15, 1889 in Crescent City, Florida. To James and Elizabeth Randolph, the father who was a Methodist minister. According to Biography.com, both were supporters of the equal rights for the African american population in the U.S (Biography.com Editors, "A. Philip Randolph"). In his later years he would attend Cookman institute, which was one of the only schools to offer higher education of the African American population. After that he would start the Brotherhood of Labor with his business partner Chandler Owen.
Rodney Alcala, infamously known as the Dating Game Killer, was born on August 23, 1943, in San Antonio, Texas, and died on July 24, 2021, while serving his sentence. Raised by his mother after his father left the family when Alcala was young, his childhood was marked by instability and trauma. Reports suggest that his mother was overprotective and frequently moved the family, which may have contributed to Alcala's difficulty forming stable relationships. Despite outward appearances, there were no significant signs of criminal behavior during his early years.
17 year old Christopher Simmons along with another friend robbed, kidnapped, and murdered a woman by throwing her off of a bridge with her hands and legs bound. Simmons and his friend were caught shortly after the heinous act, primarily due to Simmons bragging about what he did. When arrested by the local police, he was taken to the police station and was given his Miranda rights. Simmons “waived his right to an attorney and agreed to answer questions” (Cornell University, n.d.). Simmons confessed to the murder and gave a videotaped reenactment of how he committed the heinous act.
The Scottsboro Boys To begin, the Scottsboro Boys case of 1931 was very controversial at the time and lasted until 1937. The case is about nine young men who were illegally riding the train to find work because in those times work was very hard to come by. The train was stopped and the young men were taken off near Scottsboro, Alabama and charged with a minor crime. There also were two Caucasian young women riding the train illegally as well Ruby Bates and Victoria Price. There is a lot of misconception but charges of rape was filled.
Racism and discrimination have been and continue to cause injustices around the world. One example of this that seems to keep coming back is the Scottsboro Boys case. This case took place in the 1930’s, but continues to impact society even today. Nine young black men were falsely accused of raping on a freight train over a fight with a group of white men. The case of the Scottsboro Boys was an unfair case that greatly influenced the civil rights movement and the society we live in today.
The Scottsboro Boys were nine black boys people blamed in Alabama for assaulting two white ladies on a train in 1931. The cases from this occurrence managed prejudice and the privilege to a reasonable trial. The cases incorporated a lynch swarm before the suspects had been arraigned, every white jurie, surged trials, and problematic crowds. It is refered to as an illustration of a general unnatural birth cycle of equity in the United States legitimate framework.
